Nathan MacKinnon Scores Four Goals, Hits 300th Career Milestone in Avalanche's Victory Over Senators
MacKinnon's stellar performance propels Colorado Avalanche to a 6-4 win, marking his fifth career hat trick and extending his point streak to 17 games.
- Nathan MacKinnon scored four goals, including the 300th of his career, for his fifth career hat trick as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Ottawa Senators 6-4.
- MacKinnon also had an assist and extended his point streak to 17 games, which matches his home point streak.
- He is the first Avalanche player to have a four-goal game since the team moved to Denver and the fifth player in franchise history (including the Quebec Nordiques) to reach the 300-goal mark.
- Mikko Rantanen scored twice, Valeri Nichushkin had three assists, Cale Makar had two assists in his return and Alexandar Georgiev turned away 41 shots for Colorado.
- Drake Batherson had a goal and an assist, while Josh Norris, Jacob Bernard-Docker and Ridly Greig also scored and Joonas Korpisalo had 33 saves for Ottawa.